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Steve McClaren fired as England coach
England manager Steve McClaren did not attend the emergency meeting of the FA board this morning where he was sacked after failing to get England qualified for the Euro 2008
tournament. The 46-year-old football coach remained at home, still refusing to resign, while ten men took their fateful decision at... [continued]
England's defeat is Gordon Brown's fault 
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Bush press man: we lied, and lied, and lied
Former White House spokesman Scott McClellan (right) is ready to blow the lid off the Bush administration with an astonishing admission that not only did he lie for his
masters, but was told to do so by President Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, Bush chief of staff Andrew Card, chief... [continued]
Americans: Dana Perino to the rescue
In Town Last Night: Girls Aloud have a ball at Red Cross fundraiser
London socialites embraced cowboy chic last night, for the British Red Cross ball at the South Bank's The Room. The 'Honky Tonk Blues' theme saw Zara Phillips and her long-term boyfriend Mike Tindall
turn up in rodeo hats and cowboy boots. Looking glamorous were Girls Aloud singers Kimberly Walsh with... [continued]
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In Brief: stars’ silent protest for writers
Striking writers are enlisting some of Hollywood's biggest stars for a series of internet downloads to show that, without writers, stars have nothing to say. Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Susan Sarandon (pictured) and Harvey Keitel, plus cast members from Desperate Housewives and Ugly Betty, have all been filmed... [continued]
Kissing policemen inflame row at Russia’s Culture department
A nasty row at the top of the Russian art establishment, involving a photograph of two policemen kissing, has just got nastier. Russia's Culture Minister, Alexander Sokolov, is being
sued by the director of the prestigious state-run Tretyakov Gallery who is deeply upset that the Minister attacked art works due... [continued]
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Jacques in the soup as corruption probe nears
The long arm of the French law has finally caught up with Jacques Chirac (left, with his successor and one-time protege Nicolas Sarkozy). The former president, whose time in officer was dogged by allegations of sleaze from his long stint as Mayor of Paris between 1977 and 1995, is under... [continued]
Princess Diana’s five lovers revealed
What links a former England rugby captain, an art dealer, a dashing cavalry officer, a PR man and a bodyguard? According to evidence given at the inquest into Princess Diana's death yesterday, they were all lovers of the late princess. James Hewitt (above, with Diana) and Will Carling, the Guards... [continued]
